Description
Book SynopsisStefani Engelstein argues that the sibling paradigm shaped the modern subject, life sciences, human sciences, and collective identities such as race, religion, and gender. Integrating close readings with panoramic intellectual history,
Sibling Action presents a compelling new understanding of systems of knowledge.
Trade ReviewAs inviting, invigorating and stimulating an academic book as I have encountered. An astonishing read from the first page to the last. -- Adrian Daub, Stanford University
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Sibling and Modernity
Part I. Recuperating the Sibling1. Sibling Logic
Part II. Fraternity and Revolution2. The Shadows of Fraternity
3. Economizing Desire: The Sibling (in) Law
Part III. Genealogical Sciences4. Living Languages: Comparative Philology and Evolution
5. The East Comes Home: Race and Religion
Epilogue: Spawning Disciplines
Notes
Works Cited
Index